The October kidnapping of three Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah gunmen across the border into Lebanon could have been prevented, according to Israel’s army chief of staff. Presenting the findings of a commission that investigated the incident, Lt. Gen. Shaul Mofaz said Thursday the army had advance information that Hezbollah planned to attempt an abduction.
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